cancellous

English - Turkish

Definition of cancellous in English Turkish dictionary

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English - English

Definition of cancellous in English English dictionary

Having low density and strength but high surface area, of the kind that fills the inner cavity of long bones

{s} porous, perforated (Anatomy)

Having a spongy or porous structure; made up of cancelli; cancellated; as, the cancellous texture of parts of many bones

having an open or latticed or porous structure

Synonyms

trabecular

Etymology

[ kan-'se-l&s, 'kan(t)-s& ] (adjective.) circa 1839. New Latin cancelli intersecting osseous plates and bars in cancellous bone, from Latin, lattice.